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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2024-43977

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.6.3 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in POSIMYTH The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite: from n/a through <= 5.6.2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite plugin allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through plugin components that fail to properly sanitize user input. The malicious script executes when other users view pages containing the injected payload.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version beyond 5.6.2 when available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. Audit existing pages and posts using the affected plugin components for any injected malicious scripts.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.6.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins and verify 'The Plus Addons for Elementor' or 'The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite' is present and activated
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Check the installed version number
    In the Plugins list, locate the plugin and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name
    Affected if The version is below 5.6.3 (versions 5.6.2 and earlier are affected)
  3. Identify active Plus Addons components
    Review your published pages and posts created with Elementor. Look for any widgets or elements from The Plus Addons plugin (often labeled with tp- or The Plus) in the page content
    Affected if Pages or posts contain active Plus Addons widgets or elements that accept user input
  4. Inspect for injected scripts in plugin component fields
    Edit pages containing Plus Addons elements and examine text input fields (such as heading text, button labels, content fields, or custom CSS/JS fields). View the page source or use browser developer tools to check for unexpected script tags or event handlers like onload, onerror, or javascript:
    Affected if Malicious script payloads are found stored in Plus Addons input fields

The environment is affected if the plugin version is below 5.6.3 and any Plus Addons components with user input fields are in use on published pages.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.6.3 or later
Fixed in 5.6.3
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to the latest version beyond 5.6.2 when available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. Audit existing pages and posts using the affected plugin components for any injected malicious scripts.

Recommended fix High confidence

The Plus Addons for Elementor version 5.6.3

  1. 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site (database and files) before making any changes
  2. 2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  4. 4. Find 'The Plus Addons for Elementor' in the plugin list
  5. 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 5.6.3
  6. 6. Alternatively, you can update via WordPress admin > Dashboard > Updates, or use a plugin manager like WP-CLI: wp plugin update the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder
  7. 7. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 5.6.3
  8. 8. Clear any caching plugins or server-side caches to ensure the patched code is served

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in The Plus Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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